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<h1>Help Function for Vivace!</h1>

<p> In this page you can learn about the basic structure of Vivace! and what different
options and views that are avaliable to you.</p>

	<h3>1 The parts of the interface</h3>

 	<img src="main_interface.jpg" width="720" height="432">

	<p> We will start of by exploring the standard interface. Open up any midi file. If
	you don't have one, you can find it under "C:\Windows\media\". A number of different midi
	files exist there.
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		<h4>1.1 The Menubar</h4>
	
		<img src="menu.jpg" width="263" height="39">

		<p> At the top we have the "menu bar", this is where you find application settings and
		different file options. "Open, Close and Save" are excellent examples.
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		<h4>1.2 The Toolbar</h4>

		<img src="toolbar.jpg" width="720" height="33">

		<p> At the toolbar, selected tools are placed. You can open and save files
		, add tracks, play, pause and stop your music file. This is also where you
		select the different views and editing modes that are avaliable in the software.
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		<p> The views are the button-set right of the playbuttons. In order from left to
		right they are named:<BR>
		Overview<BR>
		PianoRoll<BR>
		Noteview<BR>
		<p> The different views supports diffrent editing styles. They also have
		a different layout. Feel free to select a track and switch between them, by
		clicking the buttons.<BR>
		<p> NOTE: A TRACK MUST BE SELECTED FOR THE BUTTONS TO COME AVALIABLE</p>
		<p>The next set of tools are the "select", "pen" and "rubber" tools. They are used
		in the PianoRoll view to edit the selected track.</p>

		<p>The last set of buttons are different functions in the software. The first is a Piano, this can
		be used for recording. Next is a roll-down list, in this list we can select the "resolution" of the
		view. The higher resolution the more detailed can you control the notes in the view. Last of all we have
		a slider that controls the zoom level of the view. Feel free to test around with the different tools.

		<h4>1.3 The Workarea</h4>

		<img src="workarea1.jpg" width="720" height="365">

		<p> This is the area that differs depending on which view that is active (overview, pianoroll or noteview).
		Common to all of them are that the "track frame" to the left is always there. In that frame you can edit
		the different tracks in several ways. You can select what sound should be accociated with notes and if
		the tracked should be muted or not. You can also assign a name to a track so that it be easier for you
		to find it again.</p>

		<img src="workarea2.jpg" width="491" height="365">

		<p>This is the pianoroll view, in it you can edit notes and chunks of notes. You can place new notes with the
		pen tool or remove tools using the delete key or the "rubber" tool. You can also transpose notes by selecting
		them with the "select" tool and then drag them where you want them. You can also copy notes by doing the
		same but instead of just dragging, you press "Ctrl-C" and place the "play marker" (the line that moves while
		playing a song) where you want the copied section to be, and then just press "Ctrl-V" to paste the copied part.
		You can also move notes without having them "snapping" to the lines, just hold down "Ctrl" while you drag the
		notes and you will have total control over the note's position.</p>

		<p> At the bottom you can see a sort of histogram, this is the volume of each note. By modifing the bars
		in this view you can edit the strength of each note. To edit this just click on it and place the mouse
		over the top of the bar, the mouse icon should change and you can then click and drag it to the
		height you want.</p>
		
		<P>At the top there is a view that shows the current time signatures, by right-clicking on this
		it is possible to add a change in time signatures e.g. 4/4 or 3/4. You can also delete a change by
		right-clicking on it and select "remove time signature". Feel free to experiment!</p>

		<h4>1.4 Noteview</h4>

		<P>There is also a noteview, this part of the work area shows the selected track as notes.</P>
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